2017 VOLKSWAGEN POLO — £8,695 Listing Review

Item: 2017 VOLKSWAGEN POLO
Rating: 90
Author: Car-Search.ai

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 5 April 2026 | Tooting Bec, London

£8,695

63,000 miles | Petrol | Manual | Hatchback

Listing Quality

90/100

Good

vs Market Average

-12%

Below Market

Value Retention

45/100

Moderate Depreciation

Our Verdict

90 /100

This 2017 VOLKSWAGEN POLO is listed at £8,695 by Balham Cars London Ltd in Tooting Bec. It has 63,000 miles on the clock. At 12% below the market average of £9,892, this looks competitively priced based on 110 comparable listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £1,680/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2017

Make VOLKSWAGEN

Model POLO

Body Style Hatchback

Colour Black

Fuel Type Petrol

Gearbox Manual

Mileage 63,000 miles

Engine 1.2L

Seats 5

CO2 107 g/km

Euro Status Euro 6

ULEZ Compliant Compliant

Monthly Payment £174.83/mo

Power 89 BHP

Torque 118 lbs/ft

Top Speed 114 mph

0-60 mph 10.8s

Cylinders 4

Gears 5

Combined MPG 60.1 mpg

Urban MPG 47.9 mpg

Extra Urban MPG 70.6 mpg

Length 3972mm

Width 1901mm

Height 1453mm

Wheelbase 2470mm

Kerb Weight 1032 kg

All Features & Equipment (106)

Top speed114 mph0 to 6010.8 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)118Engine power (BHP)89Extra Urban (mpg)70.6Urban (mpg)47.9Combined (mpg)60.1Cylinders - bore (mm)71TransmissionManualNumber of gears5Cylinders - stroke (mm)76CC1,197Cylinders4CO2 (g/km)107NOx (mg/km)0Standard Euro emissionsEuro 6Ultra Low Emission ZoneCompliantAir Conditioning - ManualAir Vent Surrounds - Matt ChromeBag Hooks in the Luggage Compartment x2Centre Console with Open Storage and 12V Socket with CoverConvenience PackCup Holders - Front x2Dark Rhodium Fine Decorative InsertsDrivers and Front Passengers Safety Optimised Head RestraintsDrivers and Front Passengers Seat Height AdjustmentDrivers and Front Passengers Sun Visors with Vanity MirrorsDust and Pollen FilterFront Seat Back Storage PocketsFront Windscreen Washers and Wipers with 4 Speeds including Interval DelayGear Lever Gaiter Surround - Matt ChromeGloveboxGrab Handles Front x2 Rear x2 with Integrated Coat HooksHeating and Ventilation with 4 Speed Fan and Air RecirculationHeight and Reach Adjustable Steering WheelInstrument Lighting - White Adjustable Panel IlluminationInterior Lighting with Delayed Switch OffLight and Sight PackLoad Sill ProtectorLuggage Compartment - Variable Load FloorLuggage Compartment Cover - RemovableLuggage Compartment LightManually Dimmable Interior Rear-View MirrorMatt Chrome - Handbrake Grip ButtonMatt Chrome - Internal Door HandlesMultifunction Leather Steering Wheel Including Leather Trimmed Gear Knob and Handbrake GripNote Pad Holder - Pen Holder - Coin Holder in GloveboxReading Lights - Front x2 & Rear x1Speedo and Rev Counter - Electronic Odometer - Trip - Service Interval Display - Digital Clock and Fuel GaugeSplit Folding Rear Backrests 60-40Storage Compartment in Front DoorsStorage Compartment in Rear DoorsSunglasses HolderThree Rear Head RestraintsVanity Mirrors - Illuminated15in Alloy Wheels - StratfordBlack Radiator Grille with Chrome Trimmed LouvresBody Coloured Bumpers and Side SillsBody Coloured Door HandlesBody-Coloured Door Mirrors with Integrated IndicatorsChrome Trimmed Front Air Intake SurroundDoor Mirrors - Electrically Adjustable and HeatedElectric Windows - FrontElectric Windows - RearFull Size Steel Spare WheelHeated Rear Windscreen - Automatically Switches OffRear Tinted Glass from B Pillar Backwards - Approx 65 Percent TintedWhite Turn Signal Lights At RearABS - Anti-lock Braking System with HBA - Hydraulic Brake AssistAirbags - Side Head and Thorax for Front PassengerAlarm with Interior ProtectionAutomatic Post-Collision Braking SystemCruise and Park PackCruise ControlDriver Alert SystemDrivers and Front Passengers AirbagsElectronic Engine ImmobiliserESC - Electronic Stability Control including EDL - Electronic Differential Lock and ASR - Traction ControlHeight-Adjustable Front Three-Point Seat Belts with TensionersHill Hold FunctionISOFIX Child Seat Preparation for 2 Rear SeatsMulti-function DisplayMultifunction ComputerParking Sensors - Front and RearRear Windscreen Washer and Wiper with Interval DelayRemote Central Locking with 2 Remote Folding KeysThree Rear 3-Point Seat BeltsTwo-Tone HornTyre Pressure Loss IndicatorWarning Buzzer and Light for Front Seat Belts if UnfastenedHeight1453mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength3972mmWheelbase2470mmWidth1901mmWidth including mirrorsmmLuggage capacity (seats up) litresLuggage capacity (seats down) litresNumber of seats5Gross vehicle weight kgMax loading weightkgMax towing weight (braked)kgMax towing weight (unbraked)kgTurning circle (kerb to kerb) metresMax roof loadkgMinimum kerb weight1032 kg

Below MarketListed at £8,695 vs market average of £9,892 (-12%)

Market Low

£5,990

Market Average

£9,892

Market High

£25,500

Comparables

110 listings

Based on 110 comparable VOLKSWAGEN POLO listings.

Age Depreciation

Slow Depreciation

£800/year

Mileage Impact

Slow Depreciation

£440/5k mi

Combined (10k mi/yr)

Moderate Depreciation

£1,680/yr

This Vehicle vs Model

Age-predicted: £9,799 (£-1,104)

Mileage-predicted: £9,755 (£-1,060)

Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-1,240/yr | 10k mi/yr £-1,680/yr | 15k mi/yr £-2,120/yr

Based on 389 comparable listings. Slopes from smoothed depreciation curves.

Overall Listing Quality

Good — this listing is well-presented and informative.

Information & Buyer Appeal

Does this listing give buyers enough information to make a decision?

23/25Good

Photos

10 photos

8/10

Features & key selling points

106 listed

8/8

Technical specifications

22 specs provided (incl. 14 extended)

7/7

Competitiveness

How well does this listing compete against similar vehicles for buyer attention?

25/25Good

Clear pricing

£8,695

8/8

Monthly payment shown

£174.83/mo

4/4

Visual presentation

10 photos

5/5

Key selling points

106 features highlighted

4/4

Detailed specifications

22 specs provided

4/4

SEO Quality

Analysed from the actual dealer listing page HTML

22/25Good

Page title tag

Volkswagen Polo 1.2 TSI Bluemotion Tech Match Edit

4/4

Meta description

2017 Volkswagen Polo Match Edition, Manual, In Bla...

4/4

Canonical URL

Present

3/3

Open Graph tags

Missing or incomplete

0/3

Image alt text

92% of 24 images have alt text

3/3

Clean URL structure

SEO-friendly URL

3/3

Heading structure

1 H1 tag(s)

3/3

Indexability

Page is indexable

2/2

AI Discoverability

How findable is this listing by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and other AI search engines?

20/25Good

Schema.org Vehicle markup

Vehicle/Car structured data found

6/6

Static HTML content

Vehicle data present in static HTML

5/5

Semantic HTML structure

Spec data in structured elements

3/4

Content depth

7216 words of text content

4/4

AI crawler access

Cloudflare detected — may block GPTBot, PerplexityBot, ClaudeBot

0/3

Bot-friendly

Assumed accessible — robots.txt not checked

2/3

How our review page compares

This Car-Search.ai listing review page scores 95+/100 on all four categories. It includes Schema.org Vehicle + Review structured data, semantic HTML, per-page meta descriptions, Open Graph tags, canonical URLs, static HTML rendering, market analysis, depreciation vectors, and rich narrative content — fully accessible to Google, ChatGPT, Perplexity, and all AI search engines.